Aviation Briefing Service - Guidance
Register and log in to the Aviation Briefing Service here. Free and Premium versions available.
Our Aviation Briefing Service provides weather information to pilots to support flight safety. You can access the most comprehensive UK aviation weather forecast and observations via PC, tablet or mobile.
Log in to the Aviation Briefing Service.
Read our Statement of Operational Use.
If you require briefing information for commercial use, please contact transport@metoffice.gov.uk.
Please refer to our user guide for more information on the Aviation Briefing Service.
Cost
The Aviation Briefing Service is free of charge for pilots flying within the UK.
Once you've registered for the free version, you can upgrade to Premium for just £57.60 per year, including VAT.
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Aviation Briefing Service is free for non-commercial pilots flying within the UK and includes up-to-the-minute forecasts and observations. |
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| Product | Free Version | Premium version |
| Synoptic (surface pressure) charts - 00UTC model run, out to T+84 |
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| Synoptic (surface pressure) charts - 12UTC model run, out to T+120 |
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| Low Level Briefing Charts - Forms F215, F214, F414, F415 |
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| High level significant weather charts (WAFC) |
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| Flight level wind and temperature charts |
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| UK and near Europe TAF and METAR bulletins |
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| Nearby/Recent Location Searches |
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| UK Ballooning Forecasts |
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| UK SIGMETs |
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| "Near Europe" SIGMETs |
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| UK AIRMETs |
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| Volcanic Ash Advisories (London/Toulouse VAAC) |
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| UK Regional Pressure Settings |
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| Weather Map Viewer |
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| UK observed weather map layers - visible and infrared satellite imagery and lightning, thunderstorms (day and night) |
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| UK high resolution rainfall radar (every 15 mins) |
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| UK high resolution rainfall radar (every 5 mins) |
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| "Near Europe" rainfall radar |
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| Europe area satellite imagery |
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| UK High resolution forecast map layers - Precipitation rate |
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| Forecast map layers - Wind (arrows and fletches), Wind and Temperature, Temperature for range of flight levels |
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| UK High resolution forecast map layers - Precipitation type, Visibility, Total cloud, Cloud layers, Fog |
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| Europe forecast map layers - Precipitation rate, Precipitation type, Visibility and Total cloud |
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| Aerodrome Warnings email alerts |
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